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Conditional file include based on a conditional compilation symbol

Hi All,

Howdo I include a file into a Visual Studio Project only if the project's "conditional compilation symbols" include the RETAIL one ?

We need to use this withMSBuild.

Thanks in advance,

Alberto

devdept

Hi Alberto,

Please first download msbuild extension pack at http://www.msbuildextensionpack.com/

Importing its tasks, then use the following task:

<MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.TextString TaskAction="Compare" Comparison="Contains" String1="$(DefineConstants)" String2="RETAIL" IgnoreCase="false">
<Output PropertyName="IsRetail" TaskParameter="Result"/>
</MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.TextString>

<ItemGroup> 
<Compile Include="FolderName\File.ext" Condition="$(IsRetail) == true" /> 
</ItemGroup>

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Marked As Answer bydevdept Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:11 AM

Hongye Sun

Hi Alberto,

In VS project, the conditional compilation symbols are defined as:

DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;RETAIL</DefineConstants>

In MSBuild 3.5, you have to use other task to parse the text in the property. Please take a look at:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msbuild/thread/827eb72a-65fb-426c-862c-6095f71bd4bc

Hongye Sun [MSFT]

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Hongye Sun

Thanks Hongye,

Suppose you have the following item group in the visual studio project listing:

<ItemGroup> 

<Compile Include="FolderName\File.ext" /> 

</ItemGroup>

What shall we add to include it only if the following includes the RETAIL symbol?

<DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;RETAIL</DefineConstants>

Thanks,

Alberto

devdept

Hi Alberto,

Please first download msbuild extension pack at http://www.msbuildextensionpack.com/

Importing its tasks, then use the following task:

<MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.TextString TaskAction="Compare" Comparison="Contains" String1="$(DefineConstants)" String2="RETAIL" IgnoreCase="false">
<Output PropertyName="IsRetail" TaskParameter="Result"/>
</MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.TextString>

<ItemGroup> 
<Compile Include="FolderName\File.ext" Condition="$(IsRetail) == true" /> 
</ItemGroup>

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Marked As Answer bydevdept Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:11 AM

Hongye Sun

Importing its tasks, then use the following task:

What do you mean with "importing" ?

Thanks,

Alberto

devdept

Using a task by UsingTask element

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Hongye Sun

Thanks again,

Alberto

devdept

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